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In this rare audio recording, St. Sophrony the Athonite (+July 11, 1993) speaks to his monastic brotherhood about the true spirit of Great Lent, the struggle of fasting, and how modern weakness has changed ascetic life. What is the real purpose of Lent? How can we rediscover its power?
Essex Monastery, February 11th, 1991
English translation adapted after the Romanian version of Fr. Rafail Noica, Cuvantari Duhovnicesti I (10).
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In this rare audio recording, St. Sophrony the Athonite (+July 11, 1993) speaks to his monastic brotherhood about the true spirit of Great Lent, the struggle of fasting, and how modern weakness has changed ascetic life. What is the real purpose of Lent? How can we rediscover its power?
Essex Monastery, February 11th, 1991
English translation adapted after the Romanian version of Fr. Rafail Noica, Cuvantari Duhovnicesti I (10).
Read the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/the-lost-strength-of-fasting-st-sophronys-reflections-on-great-lent
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![Its not bad to cry. Tears in spiritual life | Met. Athanasios of Cyprus [Part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nVdHnC_62bM/mqdefault.jpg "Its not bad to cry. Tears in spiritual life | Met. Athanasios of Cyprus [Part 1]
In this video, Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol [Orthodox Church of Cyprus] talks about the role of tears and crying in spiritual life. This is the first part of a homily of Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessos, given on November 10th, 2022 in in the auditorium of the Holy Metropolis of Lemessos, Cyprus.
Video source: ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΗ ΛΕΜΕΣΟΥ ΡΑΔΙΟΦΩΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣ
Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/QsvOnZ3RibE (in Greek)
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